Waupun man gets 19th OAR citation

Apr. 15, 2012

Written by

Russell Plummer

The Reporter

WAUPUN — A 25-year-old Waupun man has been cited with a 19th offense of operating a motor vehicle while revoked.

Police Chief Dale Heeringa said Michael A. Dorsey of 662 Cochrane St. has likely set a record at the Waupun Police Department and has tallied the most operating after revocation (OAR) citations he has ever heard of.

Dorsey's latest alleged offense occurred at 3:44 p.m. Thursday in the area of South Madison and Main streets.

"Police have to just keep citing him," Heeringa said.

OAR violations are treated like a traffic ticket and under current law cannot be considered a crime, said Heeringa.

"The attitude of this person (Dorsey) was very verbally abusive with the officer, upset that he was pulled over and told the officer he was going to drive where and when he wants to," Heeringa said.

"It would be a criminal charge for OAR if it is alcohol related," Heeringa added. "He does not fall under that category, so it is just a repetitive ticket."

Heeringa sent an email to the arresting officer about giving as much information as possible to all Waupun officers so they can be on the lookout for Dorsey.

"We are passing it on to every law enforcement agency we possibly can," Heeringa said.